Comments on: Do Away with the Long Forms — Keep it Simple!http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/
An ongoing conversation among librarians with differing perspectives (public, academic, school, consortial, youth) but one shared goal: ensuring the health and relevance of libraries. [insert your own gardening metaphor here]Mon, 09 Mar 2015 11:39:35 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: ruth lindemannhttp://librarygarden.net/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-1416
Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:36:00 +0000http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-1416I love the part of the form that says it’s intended only to answer quick factual questions and then allows them 2 days to reply!
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Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:36:00 +0000http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-3704I love the part of the form that says it’s intended only to answer quick factual questions and then allows them 2 days to reply!
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Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:36:00 +0000http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-3869I love the part of the form that says it’s intended only to answer quick factual questions and then allows them 2 days to reply!
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Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:33:00 +0000http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-1412I’m almost with you here. The first email form I was ever associated with was so long it was clearly sending the message, “go away!” However, I do think it helps to ask the person’s name (gives you a way to greet him/her) and I don’t see an issue with asking for status (student, staff, off-campus). Also, the Ford library’s form doesn’t give the user any reassurance of when to expect a response. — K.G. Schneider
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Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:33:00 +0000http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-3566I’m almost with you here. The first email form I was ever associated with was so long it was clearly sending the message, “go away!” However, I do think it helps to ask the person’s name (gives you a way to greet him/her) and I don’t see an issue with asking for status (student, staff, off-campus). Also, the Ford library’s form doesn’t give the user any reassurance of when to expect a response. — K.G. Schneider
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Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:33:00 +0000http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/23/do-away-with-the-long-forms-keep-it-simple/#comment-3743I’m almost with you here. The first email form I was ever associated with was so long it was clearly sending the message, “go away!” However, I do think it helps to ask the person’s name (gives you a way to greet him/her) and I don’t see an issue with asking for status (student, staff, off-campus). Also, the Ford library’s form doesn’t give the user any reassurance of when to expect a response. — K.G. Schneider
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